windows 8 rtm

Microsoft has released the full, final version of Windows 8 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and a free 90-day trial to everyone else. We go hands on, to see just how slick it is on a touchscreen tablet.

Windows 8 has reached the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) milestone. Over the next few days, Microsoft’s OEMs will install Windows 8 RTM (build 9200) on a slew of laptops, ultrabooks, desktops, and tablets, and begin the difficult task of shoving bloatware down Metro’s throat until it’s just kilobytes away from exploding and splattering the world with primary-colored squares.

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